APHON Counts Summer 2009

APHON Counts is a quarterly newsletter published by the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON). Access to full-text PDF files of current and back issues is available from the Members Only section of this site and is restricted to individual APHON members.

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Family-Centered Care
Karla Wilson, MSN RN FNP-C CPON^®

From the Front Lines of Family-Centered Care: A Mother's Dispatch
Kathy Riley

2

Issue Theme: Family-Centered Care

Meet an APHON Leader: Laura Linder , PhD APRN CPON^®

3

News on Certification
Pamela Asfahani, BS
Column Editor

Introducing APHON's New Executive Director
David Bergeson, PhD CAE

4

President’s Pen: Family-Centered Care
Joetta DeSwarte Wallace, MSN RN FNP-C CPON^®

5

Practice Corner: Providing Family-Centered Care at End of Life
Carol Rossetto, MSN RN CPNP CPON^®
Column Editor 

6

Local Chapter News
Cheryl Rodgers, MSN RN CPNP CPON^®
Column Editor 

7

Childhood Cancer Updates
Deborah McBride, MSN RN CPON^®
Column Editor 

8

Administrative Tidbits
Kaye Schmidt, MA RN NEA-BC CPON^®
Column Editor

10

APHON/COG Joint Workshop Update
Saving the 'MySpace' Generation: Why Age Matters
Debra Freiburg, MS RN
Carol Kotsubo, MPH MS APRN ONC^® CPON^®

12

Treatment Innovations
Sharon Bergeron, BSN RN CPON^®

Members in the News
Lauri Linder, PhD, APRN CPON^®
Mary Lynn Rae-Zahradnik, MSN RN CPON^®
Lori Lion, MSN RN PNP
Tina Baggott, PhD RN-CS PNP CPON^®

13

My Most Memorable Case
Ruth Landers, MSN RN CPNP CPON^®
Laura Schlenker, BSN RN

14

Steering Council Updates
Susie Burke, MA RN CPNP
Column Editor

15

 COG Feature of the Quarter: The Role of Patient Advocates in COG Pediatric Cancer Clinical Trials
Carol Kotsubo, MPH MS APRN OCN CPON^®
Column Editor

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Educational Opportunites